Chapter 36

Rose hesitated, and all her anger dissipated, sudden trepidation in place of anger now and immediate fear that he was coming right now! She picked up her phone to tell him “No,” but something stopped her. As upset as she was, she wanted him to come. To get him away from that woman and just… She had no idea. She was too overwrought to think straight and couldn’t get her head in gear.

Moving fast, she grabbed her phone and bag, wiped her face quickly and dived from her car. Hoping to get in the cottage before he appeared and try to look less hysterical. She swept inside as she heard the rev of a familiar sporty engine heading up the gravel driveway and moved faster, pulling the door shut behind her and heading straight for the kitchen.

He didn’t knock when he got to her door, just barged in, calling on her and wandered through at speed, obviously intent on finding her. She was by the cooker, trying to steady her nerves and make herself busy by wiping countertops and moving